Important info about (yet another) careless and cruel Russian recruitment approach to its war in Ukraine, not often portrayed in Western media. However, BBC, in 2026 we cannot use headlines like this. This is not a conflict, nor is it Ukraine's. It is a brutal and bloody war waged by Russia.
‘The next war over Taiwan may be deterred not by aircraft carriers or nuclear arsenals, but by a 🇳🇱 lithography machine. ASML, headquartered in Veldhoven, the 🇳🇱, is the sole manufacturer of the extreme ultraviolet lithography systems required to produce the world’s most advanced semiconductors’.
I highly recommend listening to this entire discussion. @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social defines the term "collective narcissism," something both the US and Russia are currently experiencing, and how it leads to the justification of violence. He also talks about ways to counter propaganda.
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What if a Dutch lithography machine is doing more for Taiwan's security than any aircraft carriers or nuclear arsenals? warontherocks.com/the-chain-of...
“I don’t like terms like ‘brainwashing’ because that sort of envisages a passive recipient of propaganda, and it’s not like that. It’s a two-way street. Effective propaganda gives people a script they want to play.”
We discussed with @peterpomeranzev the mechanisms of propaganda.
The next war over Taiwan may be deterred not by aircraft carriers or nuclear arsenals, but by a Dutch lithography machine. ASML, headquartered in
